Woman dead and teen in custody after horror Melbourne crash
A woman has been killed and a teenager is in custody after a horror crash left a mini-van sliced open on a Melbourne freeway.
Police tried to intercept the allegedy stolen van on the Western Highway just after 2.30pm on Tuesday, but the driver failed to stop.
The mini-van then collided with two trucks in Ballan and the female passenger of the allegedly stolen vehicle was killed on impact.
The male driver fled the scene following the crash and allegedly stole a second vehicle to drive back to Ballarat.
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On Tuesday evening officers arrested a 17-year-old boy, who is assisting police.
The Western Freeway was blocked for a number of hours while an investigation commenced.
The deceased woman, who is also believed to be a teenager, is yet to be formally identified.